The European stock markets fell after the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi said that the central bank council at its meeting today did not discuss the extending of the quantitative easing program (QE), in which the bank buys bonds totaling 80 billion Euros every month.
The future contracts on Wall street are signaling on a positive opening of the trading day.
In view of the rising prices on the European stock exchanges and the positive day in Asia.
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at its base interest rate zero.
UK retail sales rose in September by 4.1% compared with the same month last year.
The pound down on data by 0.15% against the US dollar in exchange of $ 1.22.
The European stock markets are trading with a mixed trend so far this morning, after the release of disappointing macroeconomic data in Germany.
FTSE is down by 0.2%, the DAX is rising by 0.15% and the CAC is unchanged.
The gold closed the trading day yesterday at the height of more than two weeks.
The gold futures for delivery in December rose by 7 cents, or 0.6% and set at a price level of 1269.90 dollars an ounce.
Its highest level since October 3, and was the third trading day in which the gold futures rose.
The WTI oil closed yesterday at the highest price since mid-July 2015.
The oil futures for delivery in November rose yesterday in New York by 2.6% and closed at a price level of 51.6 dollars per barrel.
According to “beige book” – the periodic report of the Federal Reserve on the state of the US economy which was published yesterday, the US economy continued to grow at a moderate pace mostly late August to early October.
Investor attention’s will be following the “Beige Book” which is the periodic report of the Federal Reserve on the state of the US economy.
The report will be published today at 19:00 UK time.
The new-home construction in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in September by 9%, but the permits rose more than forecast, in signs of fitful progress in residential real estate.
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